Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement after Speaker John Boehner announced that he would be retiring at the end of October:

“I would like to thank John Boehner for his almost 25 years of service in Congress and for leading Republicans as Speaker of the House for the last several years. I look forward to a robust discussion about what our new conservative leadership is going to look like in November.”

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement in response to Pope Francis’ historic address to a joint session of Congress:

“As a devout Catholic, I have been impressed by Pope Francis’ ability to communicate so effectively the traditional Catholic messages of mercy and forgiveness, as well as our obligation to take care of those in need. It was an honor to hear him address Congress today. I am glad he included remarks on the importance of family, and ‘our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development.’”

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives did not approve the nuclear deal in Iran. The House did not pass H.R. 3461, “To Approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran.” The House also passed H.R. 3460, which would remove the ability of the President to lift or reduce sanctions on Iran within the nuclear agreement.

Washington, DC: The Office of Congressman Andy Harris has announced it will host a Weather - Emergency Preparedness Event to be held Thursday, July 30, 2015, at the Ocean Pines Community Center, 235 Ocean Parkway, Ocean Pines, MD 21811. The event will run from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM and is free and open to the public.

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement in response to President Obama reaching a deal with Iran and ending current economic sanctions.

“This deal will immediately harm the national security of our allies in the Middle East and eventually threaten the United States at home.

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) praised the passage of the “21^st Century Cures Act,” will take bold action to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of promising new treatments and cures for patients, as well as maintains our nation’s standing as the biomedical innovation capital of the world. H.R. 6, which was strongly supported – and partially written – by Congressman Harris passed the House of Representatives 344 to 77.

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Republican Congressmen H. Morgan Griffith (VA-09), and Andy Harris, M.D., (MD-01), and Democratic Congressmen Sam Farr (CA-20), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) introduced the “Credible Research on Medical Efficacy of Marijuana Amendment” to the 21st Century Cures Act. The 21^st Century Cures Act, or H.R. 6, is currently scheduled to be considered on the House floor this week.

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Todd Young (IN-09) and Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) introduced an amendment to the 21st Century Cures Act, which will establish an Innovation Prize Program to encourage competition in the field of biomedical science.